The chemical expression of the reaction between sodium chloride and lead acetate
Now there are sodium chloride (Sodium Chloride) and lead acetate (Lead II Acetate), to clarify the molecular reaction equation (Molecular Equation).
Sodium chloride, which is a common salt, can be dissociated into sodium ions ($Na ^ + $) and chloride ions ($Cl ^ - $) in aqueous solution. Lead acetate, also a salt, can partially dissociate lead ions ($Pb ^ {2 +} $) and acetate ions ($CH_3COO ^ - $) in solution.
When the two solutions are mixed, the reaction is as follows:
$2NaCl + Pb (CH_3COO) _2\ longrightarrow PbCl_2\ downarrow + 2NaCH_3COO $
This is the molecular equation for the reaction of sodium chloride and lead acetate. The reaction generates lead chloride ($PbCl_2 $) precipitation, which will precipitate in the solution due to the relatively small solubility of lead chloride. At the same time, sodium acetate ($NaCH_3COO $) is formed, which remains in the solution. This reaction follows the law of metathesis reaction, that is, two compounds exchange components with each other to form two other compounds, and precipitation is formed, so that the reaction can occur.